Connor Tomkies

Thank you, everyone, for the support on the My Second Million Podcast launch-unfortunately its time has come to an end. The podcast name will switch to the Made It Podcast. Thanks to @ShaanVP and @thesamparr for letting us use the name for April 1rst and @AndrewWarner for getting me in my first Twitter fight. Also @benjimarkoff, @aaronwhite and @yocanikickit for being our first guests. Design Feedback request: Which podcast cover is better 1-6? We are trying to find something eye-catching that has its own unique design and feel. Appreciate y'all and thanks for helping with the launch. Don't know what we are talking about? Check out the podcast link in the comments or in my bio.

👉 Check out the book here: amazon.com/Sweaty-Startup…

Big shoutout to @sweatystartup on his new book launch! We had him on Made It with @businessbarista, diving into the world of sweaty startups—proving sustainability beats the fundraising race. We talk delegation, building , and knowing if your idea is worth it. Show Nick love!

@ngoel @flyarcher Congrats that is some serious fundraising

Building an aircraft and electric powertrain from scratch is hard and takes a lot of capital. Part of the reason we’ve been so successful at @flyarcher is the backing of our strategic and financial investors. Today we’re announcing the close of the PIPE investment we discussed as part of our Q2’24 earnings, a key piece of the $230M we raised since the end of Q2’24—another great show of confidence from our investors. We’ve now raised almost $1.5B to date. Proud to have been part of this fundraising journey with @adamgoldstein13 & our CFO, Mark Mesler, the last month, & proud to say we now have one of the strongest liquidity positions in the sector! news.archer.com/archer-closes-…

@swaaanson This is a great concept and a fun interview series if it gets to that point

In 2018, Sam Altman simultaneously managed YC(a $30B+ Startup Accelerator) , invested >$400M in startups on the side, and built the world’s best team of frontier AI researchers with Elon for Open AI. His answer to ‘How do you get so much done?’ is powerful. A thread 🧵

@ngoel @SouthwestAir @archer Congrats! That sounds like a game-changer. Looking forward to seeing the air taxi offering in action! ✈️

✈️ @SouthwestAir ❤️ @Archer Imagine door-to-door trips like Santa Monica to Napa, in less than 3 hours. Proud to announce today that Southwest, California’s largest airline, is now collaborating with Archer! For me, this work has been nearly a decade in the making with one of my favorite airlines and it’s been a pleasure getting to know the SWA team better over the last year. We’re incredibly excited to team up on the possibility of bringing Southwest passengers an air taxi offering they’ll “LUV”! news.archer.com/southwest-airl…

My wife graduated from residency! It's been a 5-year journey, or 13 years if you count undergrad and med school. Not sure what's harder: climbing Everest, beating Goggins in a pull-up contest, starting and selling a company, or beating the Super Mario speed run. Congrats to Anya and her class. Your patients are lucky to have you.

@aaronwhite Congratulations Aaron!!

My wife and I are having our first child, a baby boy! November! 🥹

Gil Eyal gets candid about the pros and cons of celeb-driven marketing in the growth phase of a start-up. Useful insights for anyone looking to blend star power with tech! youtube.com/watch?v=G6d9Qv…

Here's a pic from We Run on EOS: Entrepreneurship Meetup Dallas - May @EOSWorldwide getting together in real life on @getriver_io

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Why Startup Studios Matter. Since starting Operator Equity I found some interesting things. -Startup studios reach seed rounds 2x faster -Based on 182 studio startup acquisitions and 22 IPOs, my study indicates that it takes 5 years for studio startups to be acquired, 33% faster than non-studio startups, and 7.5 years to IPO, 31% less time. -Savings and sharing of the studio team – 3-4 times cheaper than outsourcing Recommend checking out Max and this article here: inniches.com/startup-studio…

Graphs that haunt me. Last Made It Podcast guest @NoahAbelson and I chat about family dynamics and how it has changed over time. We talk about it from a business perspective but it is still shocking to see on paper. Rohit Kumar

The Future of Social Media: Paid Community Revolution youtu.be/kjmGLBUrtD8?si… via @YouTube

Don't count on a deal to close. Whether you are looking to sell your business or raise a round, at the end of the day you can never count on that deal closing. Act like you are going to run the company forever with the resources you currently have. Counting on outside help is a gambit. @aaronwhite youtu.be/RuMik-5Q9DA?si… via @YouTube

Excited to announce the launch of the Vlada Lotkina episode on Made It Podcast! Join us as we celebrate 100 people in Entrepreneur Cooperative and reaching 4,000 subscribers on YouTube. Thank you to all our supporters for making this possible!

It takes a team to build a company, introducing Norway the dachshund

Jumpstart revenue with logo hunting. Jeremy of Swag.com #podcast #busine... youtu.be/1CGBAk7dymQ?si… via @YouTube

What else creates your identity and your level of self-worth besides the work that you do? When someone asks you at a dinner what do you do? What answer do you give that is not title X and company Y?